Petoskey, MI: Kilwins Chocolate Kitchen Tour

______________________ FREE HOURS: Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. NOTES: *Tours start on the hour. *Free samples after the tour. LOCATION: 1050 Bay View Rd Petoskey, Michigan PHONE: 888-454-5946 (Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) WEBSITE: Kilwins Chocolates

Merrillville, IN: Albanese Confectionery Tour

______________________ FREE HOURS: SELF-GUIDED TOURS Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. No Tours: November, December, March, & April; but Santa and the Easter Bunny do visit! NOTES: *No reservation needed for self-guided tour. *Allow 5 – 15 minutes for a self-guided tour. … Continue reading

Brick, NJ: Jersey Shore Pirates

______________________ COST: according to their website in 2013 3 years & up: $19.00 2 years & under: $12.00 HOURS: April 27th – Labor Day After Labor Day = Saturdays & Sundays through October Daily: 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. Also, From the … Continue reading

Golden, CO: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum

______________________ FREE HOURS: Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. NOTES: *Very few parking spaces; enter parking lot from 13th St. Parking on the street requires getting a parking permit from a kiosk; not sure if permit is needed for their lot. There … Continue reading

Denver, CO: The Money Museum – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Denver Branch

______________________ FREE HOURS: Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closed bank holidays NOTES: *Self guided tours do not need to be scheduled. *Parking is not available at the site *Must tell the guard at the door why you are there; such as for a self-guided tour of the … Continue reading